Prettygate Junior School | School performance

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

254

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

254

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

254

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio26.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Prettygate Junior School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

77%

+10pp

77%70%63%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

0pp

21%15%9%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

52%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

89%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

254

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

16%

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Plume Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4PH

Local authority

Essex

Website

http://www.prettygateschools.co.uk

Telephone

01206577608

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	77%	9%	89%	52%	80%	11%	89%	28%	86%	78%	109.0	107.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	254
2023/24	67%	9%	80%	39%	77%	14%	77%	28%	84%	66%	106.0	105.0	103.0	—	—	—	18%	254
2022/23	63%	21%	70%	30%	75%	22%	86%	30%	76%	68%	105.0	107.0	104.0	+0.30	+1.20	+2.80	17%	255
2018/19	70%	17%	81%	45%	83%	22%	78%	28%	86%	81%	107.0	105.0	107.0	+1.20	-0.30	-0.70	10%	254
2017/18	72%	11%	81%	33%	86%	25%	80%	31%	80%	81%	107.0	105.0	107.0	-0.10	-0.50	-1.00	16%	257
2016/17	72%	13%	84%	23%	83%	25%	80%	28%	83%	84%	104.0	105.0	107.0	-1.60	-0.20	-1.30	14%	256

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	254	24.9	15%	16%	16%	5%	11%
2023/24	254	25.6	18%	10%	14%	6%	13%
2022/23	255	27.3	17%	12%	16%	6%	15%
2021/22	259	26.1	17%	12%	17%	7%	19%
2020/21	257	25.9	18%	10%	19%	—	—
2018/19	254	24.5	10%	7%	17%	4%	8%
2017/18	257	23.1	16%	8%	18%	3%	5%
2016/17	256	22.6	14%	7%	17%	4%	4%